LSSU announces 2012-13 hockey schedule

Jun 28, 2012

SAULT STE. MARIE – Lake Superior State will play host to
Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State in 2012-13 -- the final
year in which the Lakers and Central Collegiate Hockey Association
representatives from the Big Ten will members of the same
conference.

In 2013-14, LSSU will be one of five CCHA schools moving to the
Western Collegiate Hockey Association, while U-M, MSU and OSU will
compete in the Big Ten. The 2012-13 season is the CCHA’s 42nd
and final season.

“It’s exciting that those schools are all here in
the last year of the CCHA,” LSSU coach Jim Roque said.
“I don’t think this will be the last time we play those
schools. We’ve been talking to Michigan State, Michigan and
Notre Dame (which is heading to Hockey East), and they’re
willing to play us in non-conference games after this year. That
will be good, although we won’t see them as often.”

LSSU plays host to Michigan State Oct. 26-27 during Great Lake
State Weekend and meets Ohio State during Thanksgiving weekend,
Nov. 23-24. Michigan takes on LSSU in Taffy Abel Arena Jan.
18-19.

Lake Superior State opens the 2012-13 season with an exhibition
game against Ryerson on Saturday, Oct. 6, then plays Michigan Tech
in a home-and-home series the following week. The Lakers and
Huskies meet in Sault Ste. Marie on Thursday, Oct. 11, and travel
to Houghton on Saturday, Oct. 13.

The fifth annual Pink in the Rink will be Nov. 9-10 when the
Lakers face Ferris State. LSSU also scheduled home series against
Alabama-Huntsville, Northern Michigan, Union, Alaska and Miami.

“We have a really good schedule this year,” noted
Roque, who returns 75 percent of the scoring from last year’s
18-17-5 squad. “Union and Ferris State were both in the
Frozen Four last year. And having the Big Ten schools here is
especially good for home fans. We go to Alaska early (Nov. 2-3),
which is great, and we’re in the U.P. most of
February.”

Laker hockey season tickets go on sale Monday, July 2. Ticket
packages for the 2012-13 season are $216 (adult) and $98
(children/students) for 20 regular-season home games and a CCHA
Playoff home series. Special packages are available for
Thursday/Friday Only, Saturday Only, Snowbirds and Groups. Family
Four-Packs are newly available for $30 and include two adult and
two children’s tickets (a $6 savings). Single-game tickets
are $12 for adults and $6 for children/students.

Season ticket holders have until Aug. 31, 2012, to reclaim their
seats. Should the Lakers not host a CCHA Playoff series in March,
the deadline for playoff ticket refunds is May 15, 2013.

Thursday and Friday home games will begin at 7:35 p.m., and
Saturday home games will start at 7:05 p.m.